Mounted games riders head for World Championships
Top English, Welsh and Scottish mounted games riders will be flying to Canada later this week to prepare for the World Mounted Games Team Championships.
The teams of five riders will be competing against teams from 12 other countries, including Australia, South Africa, Norway and Germany. The three-day competition is taking place near Toronto, Canada on 17-19 August.
The riders in the three UK teams, who will be riding borrowed poniesduring the competition, are:
English team
- Kate Lamb
- Andrew Gleadow
- Felicity Hotston
- Darren Williams
- Daniel Williamson
Trainer: Vicki WardScottish team - Lois Hamilton
- Sarah Hindmarsh
- Rose Logan
- Bruce Nicol
- Yvonne Struthers
Trainer: Christine PuckeringWelsh team - Joanna Dale
- Alex Jones
- Christian Jones
- Julian Price
- Huw Whitney
Trainer: Alun Whitney
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